Below we present benchmarks for Apple current G4 PowerBooks. We
hope to have more benchmark comparisons and a full review of both PowerBooks for
you by the end of the week or early next week. In the results below, for processor
intensive activity the 500 MHz PowerBook showed between 16 to 30 percent better
performance over the 400 MHz model. There wasn't a lot of difference in hard drive
or graphics performance, though the Quake III "Fastest" mode test and
CineBench 2000 graphics test, did show the extra muscle of the 500 MHz G4 chip.

The tests below are from our suite of real world application
tests. These tests feature a diverse selection of applications
commonly used by the Mac community. The test suite was designed
to render an accurate and well rounded picture of a machine's
performance. All of the tests below (with the exception of the
Quake III & Cinebench 2000 tests) were timed with a stopwatch.
The times are then converted to percentages relative to the G4/400
PowerBook which is set to 100%. For all scores, higher numbers
are better. Absolute scores for most tests can be found below
this section.

Finder Tests

AppleWorks 6 Tests

Quake III Tests
These scores are relative. Actual frame rates for all machines below
this section.

Photoshop 6 & Other Data Crunching Tests

Encoding/Decoding Tests

Actual Scores - In Seconds except
for the Quake and CineBench 2000 scores where higher scores are better